The Sun. — London, England, 1809-09-26 00:00:00

• t , - NAVAL NEWsI, , i ved p afsu . Wit sloop bf War, trotn the Nore`o Sailed the Su perb, 74 guns; Aive frigate; Thai and Beaver sloops of war ; and riumber armed ship, to the westward, with a convoy for Portstnoultil likewise the Eipiegle sloop of war, on a cruize. The Whole of this rti m orning it •has blown a strong gale from tfie.southvvard, bat the ihipi .hive rode very well. On SattirdaY thoriling list, his trace the Lord Archbishop of CANTERBURY arrived at the Marine Hotel at this place, and shortly after proceeded, in company with several other Divines, to 'consecrate a new piece of Bur) in-ground for the use of the Mi..- litary Hospital. The ceremony was performed with the greatest reverence and decorum, amidst a vast ncourse of persons drawn together to Witness the anie; After partaking of a slight repast, with GEO. LEITH, Esq. and others, his Grace set off On his re itirn to Canterbury, where he intended next i day to ordain several new Clergymen t o their ieSpettive Ministrations. PORTSMOUtH, .SEPT. 25.-Arrived the Nonpareil Schooner, with dispatches from Lisbon. . Sailed the Argus sloop of . war for. Gibraltar, and the Aiphect Schonner, with a convoy for the Downs his Majesty's ship illunriods and Achille on a cruize oil Cherntirg) and the Hussar for Plymouth. List nignt the Chthtian the Yllth, and IPospite ltipf, of tile line, sailed for their station off Cher bal-g; but were forced back this morning by a Strong gale from the S.W. They have sailed again this evening, the weather baying moderated: Ttie Niediteri - aneau and Oporto siiips are expected to bad to the L - rieriiin, under their respeetivecouvoyi. BAIiBADOES, AUG. 12. • The Countess of C hit:hake Packet arrived on Wed iiticlay, 29 days tiOna Falmouth.. She is a remark ably kite prig, on her first voyage, and commanded by theisallant Capt. Rodut,s, who distinguished him s& ih the lkindsar Castle, by capturing the Jana French privateer; of nearly treble his own force.— The Chichester fell in with a French brig privateer, .on Monday last, to windward of this Island, and for tunately prevented her cutting off the ship Ajar (front Greenock for Grenada) then astern of 'Cie , Packet; by limiting up t o h er, support, which in ; iiticed the eneLny to sheer off.. Captain Kempt, R. N. Agent for Prisoners of &C. ; Major greedy and Capt. Wilby, Aides de-Camp to Sir 'George Beckwith . , came vassengers in the packet, and baVe proceeded to Martinique. • The ship Igally, tram Cork, bound to St. Croix, arrived on Thursday ; and is detained for having run foul of an American vessel; until compensation is Wade for the damage'. The brig Pitt, froth NeWfouhdland, arrived the iathe day ; and this morning, the ship Alligatrir,. froth London, to Tobago, came in here. Thirteen Americans have a rr i ved s i nce our last. The Seizure` bf the Argo has been adjusted by Comprotnise. , One o thes e fell iq on the 12th ult. with the notneward-bound trad e , un d er convoy o f the :.eicasta, iniat. 31. all . • Accouhts from Leewar;d mention his . Majesty's ships Latona and Felicitd (late French frigate) to Live encountered a severe gale, in which the Laiona lost her naizen-rnaSi, and w as o bli ged to put back to Antigua, from whence they had sailed for England, but that the Felicity had not been since heard of.— A ship was seen 'totally dismasted under the lee of Guadaloupe ori the 2cl inst. the day after the gale, and supposed to be the Atlanta frbm Martinique. The Saphionia hired Government schooner-ar,. rived this morning from Martinique, with Bricradier 7 General W a l e, appo i nted Commandant of the gar 7 iison of St. Ann's. The Brigadier's family - arrived with him; I -. TZE LYCEVZ,I.--The Drury Lane Company, with the addition o f, a few Performers belonging to Mr. ARNOLD'S Summer Corps, began their operations for the Season last night, at this - Theatre. A spe cial license for this purpose, has been granted by the LORD CHAMBERLAIN; as the advertisements 51,1:e, " to the joint application of all parties principally in terested." This liCense, it seems, is to be exercised under the grin of Messrs. ARNOLD, GREVILLE, and the Trustees of Drury-Line Theatre. Mr. SHERI DAN, we are assured, has declined all Participation in the eventual profits of the concern, and Mrs. ktbfiAnipsoN, the other Proprietor of the Patent, has followed his example, though her.situaC7n will unfortunately less a d m i t o f such a liberal forbearance. The entertaintrienta oflast. night were the excellent' Opera of The Duenna, and the Farce of The .111-ay.r. of Garratt. The chief variation in the representa tion of the former piece from what it was during the Summer season, was Isaac- Mendoza, by DoWTON, who is an admirable actor, and who rendered the eikaratler very entertaining., Mts. BI5II0k; took the part of Clara, in the absence of Mrs. Moux-rarrz, and sung the airs with great taste and expression.— She-is obviously an improving actress. The house was tolerably well attended. A fellow in the galle y, who seemed disposed to transfer the riotous im pulse which prevailed.at Covent Garden to the "LT eutn, held forth a placard similar to those which ,appeared at .the former place, but the audience in- Oignantly.' rejected such an attempt to disturb the general t ranquilith aad cmpelled biro icninvdiate,l7- io Withdraw it. barn IMPROMPTU ON Tat T'WO STATUES FRONt or COV!:)I+!,GARDI.!Z THEATRE. . , With steady mien, unalter'd eye, The Muses mount the pilc, ta,roti IN E disdains to cry, Tit A L lA scorns to smile. ?JERI A.'s stream when Moderns quaff„ The cause they plainly shew, Their Comedy provokes no laugh, Their Tragedy no woe. BATH, Siti'T. • Owing to the uncommo n wetness of the seastiti tathbegins to fill, though ho early. Miss SMITH, decidedly the next best actress to Mrs. SIDDONS, opens here 'on Saturday se'nnight, in Belvidera. It cannot be doubted but that she will prgve attractive. - The improvements in Bath proceed rapidly; the area 'of queen -square, the most beautiful situation id the city, is about to undergo a material alteration. 'tidy llivElts, 'with Much liberality, haS subscribed 501. towards the plan. Miss -JAmEsotg, of the Bath Theatre, succeeds Mrs. EDWIN, at Cheltenham ; her first appearance, on Thursday last, in Orrila, drew a crowded house ; 'for genuine naivete - few a6iresses equal this Lady, who promises to bea Area favourite at Cheltenham. JWARGATE, SRPT. 22. For sotne time past the most exaggerated reports have been industriously circulated relative to the number of sick from Waicheren who died in the hos pitals in the island since their arrival. It has been stated, that three and four upon an average die daily here in the barracks, and that a far greater number are hourly departing at Ramsgate. From the cur rency given to this rumour much injury has been sustained by the inhabitants, who are losing•their visitors very fast—they dreading the consequences of contagion. The alarm becomes absolutely terrific I thought it highly necessary to endeavour to get some information upon this important subje& ; 'and have the pleasure . to inform you, that I have ob tained a Correa and highly saiisfaCtory report' of the aCtual. state of our brave countrymen now indis posed here. On Friday and Saturday se'nnight were landed . at the Jetty, near the Pier-head;B4 rank and file; a ll o f w h om were m -1-h debilitated`by nervous or in termittent fevers. Tnese men were 'iron& on shore by the- Foy-men, who are deserving of great praise for their prompt exertions on this occasion, as well as their giving their services gratuitodsly: By 'Order of ' • Mr.Ja.avts, the resident Staff Surgeon, these /34 men were conveyed to the barracks, now converted into an hospital ; they were placed in three of the houses attached to the pile of building. In no one room were there more than 10 men- placed, and in several only three or four ; the smallest room is 313 feet long, by 20 feet wide ; thus situated, they could not be incommoded by heat. To each of these men Mr. SARVLS gave one bottle of old port wine, brought from his own cellar, which they drank immediately, by order. Forty-six of these poor fellows" laboured under euartian agues. TO attend 'these 84' there were Mr..JARVIi and his four medical .assistants, and 16 nurses, thus allowing to every fourth man an attendant. By the judicious administration of bark, in every stage of preparation,' and all at the same time, the- ague subsided, and in a very few days totally disappeared. The Surgeon-General, Mr. Keate, though the whole of the cases very despe rate ones indeed, but he highly approved of and re ' commended 4 continuance in the same mode of treat -ilient,Mr. Jarvis was then pursuing, _The following Silt men are the only persons who have died here : Alex. Hay, Andrew Tolmay, John Taylor, Alex. Munro, Dougall M'Coll; and Edward Ellis. The arrangements made for the comforts of the remaining sick have been since improved ; almost the whole were in a fair way of recovery, and it is expected that they will be sufficiently well to join their respeCtive regiments in the course of a fort , night. Saturday morning Mr. SILVESTER, the Messen • ger reached WATKINS'S Hotel, Plymou th Dock, with important dispatches for Marquis. WELLES LEy, at Cadiz, and,orders:were imtilediately given 'fiir the Pickle brig of war, to get in readiness to con vey him : she was to sail direct for that place, that • evening, if possible. Mr. SILVESTER has also dis patches for Lord WELLINGTON ) which are to be for warded to his Lordship wherever he may be. There was no Court of Aldermen held' to-day, but the Lord-Mayor, after inspeCting the returns of the Mealweigliers, ordered the price of Bread to be advanced 3d. per peck : the quarters-loaf will then be Is. 41d. The ulnzazon frigate is arrived from Ferrol in eight days. The ships in the harbonr were then nearly ready to sail for Cadiz. The French are. neithir at' Corunna nor near IL Four,more line of battle ships A re ordered at Ports mouth, for the purpose of being sunk at the Scheldt, and the convicts are now getting ready the jury rigging. PENntTn, SEPT. 20.---The severe and heavy rain Which fell in this neighbourhood, on .Monday last, 'caused the river Peterill to swell to that degree, that several adjacent fields of corn were parlially, swept away, particularly on part of the ground belonging to Mr. Joseph Carruthers ; of Pye log. He had a field of oats, of about five acres, hurried down by the current ; but, by fiis early endeavours, and the assistance of his neighbours, great part was saved from the general. wreck that threatened him, though. in his attempt he was carried several yards down the current. Mr. C. has also had a crop of wheat laid level with the ground, which, it is feared,. will be nearly lost,. Accounts of various oilier distress ing cases, in different parts of the country, have been received ; corn, cattle, hogs, timber, &c. have been seen floating dawn the rivers Eden ; Emont, gad Qal4v*t. • IDDLESEX SESSIOA'. ,140NDAY, SETT. 25, , . Jahn Jones; a titian :of mostrespettahlts. ppeatande i Was indideci for an outrageous assault, ‘'ith intent to commit a rape upon the person of a young wo man named Elizabeth Stevens, on the eth 6't Sep= tember instant. The :circumkances of the case, as stated by Mr. GLEED;Counsel for the prosecution; and afterwards sustained 'in evidence, were as follows The Defendant, who is by trade a carter and gilder, and resident in Bream's-Buildings, Chance ry-lane, was a married man with a family, and up wards of sixty years Old: The Prosecutrix was, about eight years since; introduced into his family in the name of Mary Blundell, ,by means of a draft for 1),01. which was sent to her by 'a friend from abroad, and was made payable by the - Defendant. In consequence of this circumstance an. acquaintance commenced between the Prosecutrix and the family; and she was induced to become a resident in the De fendant's house, as a domestic companion. She still went by the name of Mary Blundell. At the end of three years the Prosecutrix ceased to live in the house, but occasionally continued to visit the family as a friend. On the day mentioned in the indiCt ment she had gone to the Defendant's house as usual to see his wile and children. Mrs. Jones, however, happened to be in the country, and the eldest son of the Defendant having left LonciOn early in the morning upon some business, he took the oppor tunity which 'presented itself of urging his suit. In order, however, to facilitate the execution of his purposes, be contrived to send his daughter and his servants out of the house upon various frivn bons crtaittls. He then went down stairs to the kitchen, where the Prosecutrix was alone, perform ing some domestic office. He commenced by luting in the Most tenderlanguage, and laying his -hand round her neck, entreated a kiss. Astonished at this behaviour, She desired -him to desist, and reminded him who be was,'a man stricken in years, and the father of a family. Finding that mildness would not do, he resorted to a more forcible means of gaining his objet. He suddenly seized her by the arms and dragged her out of the kitchen to the foot of the kitchen stairs, where, he began to use to wards her the most brutal violence. She screamed for help, and repeatedly cried murder !- In vain she appealed to his humanity ; he tripped up her beds, and threw . her on the stairs, and at the same time put his hand upon her mouth to prevent her mak ing a noise, whilst with the other he held her hands. By great exertions she removed his baud from her mouth, and regained the use of her voice, which she exerted to the utmost. The Defendant endeavoure to silence her by seizing her round the neck with such violence as to occasion all the appearance of strangulation. Finding this to be unsuccessful in producing silence, he leant his arm- across her mouth: By this time the screams and cries for help which the prosecutrix uttered in her distress, had collected a crowd round the door. Set eral persons attempted to force an entrance through the window, but were unable to do so. They then rang the bell with such violence as to al.': m tne Detenoznt. He 1 hen liber ated his vi Ain], w i,o ttent to the street-door and ad mitted her del.ver'ers. She presented a most.shoeking . spectaeie 0! violence and outrage. Her face and neck were covered with bruisci, aa were several other parts of her hal; and her clothes. were almost torn from her lort k. H.l log told the persons who entered - Me house what had happened, they proceeded to look for the De,tendant, who was found concealed in a cupboard in the back kitchen, and taken into custody. Mr. GURNEY, as Counsel (or the defendant, stated that be was instructed not to deny the charge of the plosecutrix, bUt simply to .say, that the defendant would throw himself upon the mercy of the Court, and prayed the most lenient punishment that the Bench could infli6f. Several witnesses were adduced to testify the good charader the defendant had borne for 25 years pre vious to ibis unfortunate transadion. • The Jury found the defendant Guilty, and Mr. MAINWARING pronouneed the'Sentence of the law, which was, that he should be confined in the House of Correction for twelve calendar months. OLD BAILEY. FIFTH DAY%-.-MONDAY, SEPT. 25. Cornelius Sullivan and Dennis Fitzgerald were arraigned on a capital indictment for feloniously and against her will, carnally knowing and commit ting a rape on the body of Elizabeth Walter, on Sa- . tUrday, the 16th of September inst. The' prosecutrix, an old woman, and not of the Most prepossessing appearance, was first called.— She stated, that she lived at Poplar, and had been to. sbadwell on the night specified in the indictment, to pay the interest due at a pawnbroker's for some arti cles of her's pledged there. She had been detained in the pawnbroker's shop till past eleven o'clock, and was on her return horne through a foot thorough fare, called Evans's-yard'. The night was very dark; but as she passed along she saw the two prisoners standing by a pig -stye, a few paces from the footpath, one of whom:when she came up, she believed Sulli van, flew upOn her, and seized her round the neck, and the other by some part of her body, and with out hesitation proceeded to tear the clothes frdm her back. She shrieked v‘,ith all'her strength for a consi derable time, but no one came to, her assistance; at length overcome by their superior strength they threw her across the paling of the pigstye, and the Prisoner Sullivan perpetrated the crime with which they stood charged, Fitzgerald holding her by the arms and legs, and keeping his hand on her mouth to prevent her clies. She succeeded ; however, at length in removing his hand from her mouth, and again screamed must violently, and .was heard by the patrole, who were going their rounds; they came to her assistance; and succeeded in apprehending the Prisoners. Witness said she was perfeOly. sober at the time; and swore most positively to the Prisoners, whoM she had never seen betore. Robert Webster, one of the patrole, was next Called ; be said, that be and his comrades heard the Most violent screams proceeding from EvanWs-yard,. and on going to ascertain the cause, found the last witness in the most deplorable situation, and the two prisOners; one of whom endeavon - red to -make his escape, standing• hear her. They irtmediattly took them info: ctisto4s, and. proceede:,to house, where' the prosecntrix.tolci the.saine story sit, ,• had this day, in her, evidence. 811‘e was perfetil:- über', as were 601 i the prisoners. , , _ • . Michael Haggerty, and several other friends of the Prisoners, swore that...Ali4y had seen the, Prisoners all drunk and dr. king : tokth: , ...-r between 1 iand tc." that night; that the prosecutrty., had In their hearing con sented to the perpetration of . the crime; and that atter they were . in . custody she. had offered, with the Consent of her husband, to mike up the matter for a sum of Money. A young woman of loose charaaer, and a sai'or were also brought to prove that. the prosectvrix kept a house of - bad charaaer, according to their overt knowledge. . - • The Prosecutrik was again called into the witnesses box, when she most solemnly swore that the allega tions on the other side were false,3 that she was per 7 featly sober—that, site bad never offered to corripro mise the business —that she did not keep, a hytise of bad .resort—and that' the offer of money to coinpro .iiiiSehad' come froM Haggerty, and the other friends Of the In, the asSertion; with respe6t to .Hagg - ertYi offer ortnoney; she Was supported by the testimony of a.fieiglibour of the name of Millas; who said that when Haggerty offered six or seven neas to haVe the matter made up, site appeared to be doubtful as to what course she should pursue, and. that in consequence,of his declining to give any ad 7 vice, she appeared to be resolved on prosecuting.:-:- Some of the witnesses for the prisoner also contra. ditied each other, and one contradieled himself. The Learned Judge (Baron Woon) laid, V3i'ticit lar stress on these points, and on the circuwstance of the woman's cries having attracted the watch men, as a proof that she had not giVen a criminal consent. He then- observed, that, point of I , lw, though it was endeavoured to be proved, that from the darkness of the night she could.not distinguish . the persons of the Prisoners, .or ascertain the guilt of each; yet that it was of no consequence if the Jury believed that the crime was committed by either of them, and that the other was present aiding ana abetting at the time, that each was equally guilty. The Jury intme„diately found both the ,prioners WttO committed the ctirne, is a _stout good-looking yOung man,, yeats of age; Fitz gerald, who, was aiding and abettin, is ,43 years, of age, and has a wife and five children. l'he prose cutrix appears to be about 55 years of age, has been 21 years married, and has had 12 children. Atter the trial, the Court ordered iliicluta ty to be sent for. After.the lapse of a few minwes, the Officers of Justice found him i❑ a neighbiyoririg public-house, J and brought him reluctantly into Court. The RECORDER. addressed him in ❑ear►y the followingterrns.:'— " Michael - Haggerty;the Court are of opinion that you have been guilty of wilful and corrupt perjury. It therefore hetiOrnes my duty to order yini to be committed to take your • trial for the said offence, and you now stand committed accordingly.---fake hitß into custody.''--Haggerty was then taken to Newgate. • Charles Lawrence and John Jefferson.- were capi tally conviEted of stealing a piece of velveteen, value 4s. in the dwelling-hp'ase of Messrs. Smith and Ashe, woollen-drapers, Frith -street, Soho, on the 31st of July last. , They were caught in the fael by a servant . of the ProsecutOrs. ,„, ThOmas Smith was also convitied of stealing-a five pound. B-ink note, in the -house of lknjarnin Pritchet, a publican, in SouthainptOn buildings, on the 22d 'of August. The prisoner had been a customer Of the hOnse; and Owed a bill to,.the amount of five pounds. On the day mentioned in the indiEtment he went to tile . wife of the prosecutor and aske(.l for change of a ten pound note, desiring her to stop five pounds on ac count of his bill. She went to her hu s b an d a n d obtained the '5l. note in question, which shy; laid on the: bar; the prisoner immediately took it ,up; but did not give her the ten pound note. 'He then said there was a gentleman at the door whd,warited to speak to him, went out, but did not return, and was not again seen by the prosectitor till he appre hended him in Leather•Aane, Holborn. Mary,"l7oze Goldsmith was indiaed . for stealing from the person of..a Swede, named - Christian, '4 silver watch, value three pounds. The watch was found in hr possession. The Jury returned a ver, did of Guilty; DIGNUM Ilas advanced to Manchester, with hit new .Entertaiiime!it called The Eccentric Travellers, written for ,him V the elder Dicutsh The per formance was received thrOlighout .With great ap. , platise, and the finale, which was " God save thi . King," excited repeated bursts of loyal enthusiasm; the whole of the audience joining in the Chorus: DIGNUM next bends his course to Litrerpool, Cork, &c. and afterwards to Scotland; , expeEting to return " laden with ,Wealth and hafiburs fairly won.': The Amelia frigate, ducing her late cruiie off the coast of Spain, toolv , two .Frenchluggers, into one of which she put Mr. Li CORNEY, the pilot,.and four men ; and a master's mate and the like number of men on board the other. When off Gijon, being in.want of water; they 'fell in ,with 4 Spanish fish ing-boat, the people in which informed them the place was in possession of the - Spaniards, which in duced them to go ia; , Gvhea they were all captured by the enemy. Yesterday, Job?, .Linley a clerk to a merchant it the city; ‘.vhi charged before the LORD MAYOR with embezzling money entrusted to his care. It appt-ar.4 ed by • the evidence, .that the prisoner had recei'ved 201. for the.use-Of his • employer, and had only ac , counted for 181. They not being able to asceetail the extent of deficiency; the Prisoner was reinanded.. for further examination. • James Knight; the journeyman tailor who was sent on board the tender,' on Saturday last, charged with defrauding Richards and Co, Woollen-drapers, of the Minories, was again put to the bar, when the constable told his Lordship; with the Regulating Captain's compliments; that from the character he heard of the prisoner, he declined, accepting hi t; /Ind that the prosecutor had begged of his Lordship to dispose of him as he thought proper. The prisoner continued to express his wish to serve his King to regain his charader., The Lord Mayor desired him to be sem to th.o =hits service, which was clone;